Tech Week in Review 1-20-2012
MegaUpload Shut Down MegaUpload has been shut down by the US Government. Early reports suggested that this was because of SOPA/PIPA legislation, but these have not yet been passed. Swizz Beatz was also implicated early on as CEO of MegaUpload, but he is not mentioned at all in the 72-page indictment against the company. While [...]
Read MoreTech Week in Review 1-13-2012
Google Launches Search Plus Your World Google has basically thrown down the gauntlet by (finally?) integrating their Google+ social networking site more closely with their popular search engine. Your general web search results will now be augmented by your social interactions on Google+, making it easier to find content more personal to you. The three [...]
Read MoreTech Week in Review 1-6-2012
Techmeme’s Biggest Stories of 2011 Rather than focusing on some technical specifications or using some fancy algorithm to figure out the biggest stories from the past year, Techmeme decided to keep it real. They’ve compiled a list of the biggest stories, literally, as measured by height. I thought that was pretty clever, but even more [...]
Read MoreTech Week in Review 12-29-2011
Apps Year in Review GigaOM lays out what has happen so far this year in the world of mobile apps and predicts what we will see in 2012. We started using apps more than web browsers, iOS still the hot spot for devs who want to get paid (even though Android continues to dominate in [...]
Read MoreTech Week in Review 12-23-2011
Google+ Launches Major Improvements Before the New Year Google+ launched a number of improvements and goodies this week for your enjoyment over the holidays. One of the most important updates IMHO are better notifications. I’ve enjoyed using Google+ since their launch, but browser notifications were messy and often just didn’t work at all. Notifications now [...]
Read MoreTech Week in Review 12-16-2011
Facebook Timeline Available Everywhere Facebook launched Timeline in limited form a while back, but now it is available to all worldwide. In addition to Facebook.com, Timeline is also now active on Android and m.facebook.com. It’s a new spin on your Facebook profile that allows you and your friends to easily see posts all the way [...]
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